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The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Burk)

The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Burk)

April 20, 2025

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Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit
April 20, 2025 midnight

Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit

The arrival of the Japanese war brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and by 1960 increased the population of Asian Americans in the U.S. by 10%, according to the Smithsonian.